For over 25 years, IGeneX has been at the forefront of research and
development of diagnostic tests for Lyme disease, Relapsing Fever, and
other tick-borne diseases. We have a dedicated research and development
team of tick-borne disease experts who are relentlessly focused and
committed to developing the most precise and effective diagnostic tests
for mor...

Turn the Corner Foundation (www.turnthecorner.org) is a not-for-profit public charity founded in 2002 by Staci and Rich Grodin, with headquarters in New York City. Turn the Corner is a leading national fundraising organization for research projects that focus on innovative treatment and diagnostic options for Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. Through partnerships with other organizations...

EluSys Therapeutics, Inc. is focused on the development and commercialization of the EluSys Heteropolymer System (the "Technology" or "HP System"), a novel platform technology to treat a wide variety of blood-borne infections and autoimmune diseases. The HP System should enable the rapid, safe and efficient removal and destruction of viral particles, bacteria, toxins and autoantibodies from the b...

TICK TOCK Naturalsâ¢ Organic Insect Repellent is a concentrated 100%
organic, chemical-free insect repellent that is also cruelty-free and
made in the U.S. It was formulated after the founder, Dr. Susan Eisen,
was bitten by a Lyme tick several years ago and developed acute Lyme
disease. Proper medical care and strong antibiotics cured the infection.
As...

Assay Depot owns and operates a web-based network of Research Exchanges
that help professional scientists and citizen scientists make
breakthrough discoveries. The company is headquartered in San Diego with
offices in Northern California and Pennsylvania.

Founded in 1987, the Citizen CPR Foundation (CCPRF) is a non-profit
organization with the mission to save lives from sudden death by
stimulating citizen and community action. Its founding partners are the
American Heart Association, the American Red Cross and the Heart and
Stroke Foundation of Canada. ECCU is the Foundationâs dynamic biennial
conferen...

Founded in 1987, the Citizen CPR Foundation (CCPRF) is a non-profit organization comprised of four primary co-sponsors: the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and Industry partners. The mission of CCPRF is to save lives from sudden death by stimulating citizen and community action. In addition to its international biennial conference, t...

Akari is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the
development and commercialization of life-transforming treatments for a
range of rare and orphan autoimmune and inflammatory diseases caused by
dysregulation of complement C5 and Leukotriene B4 (LTB4), including
paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (âPNHâ), atypical Hemolytic Uremic
...

Euroscience is a grass-roots organisation open to research professionals, science administrators, policy-makers, teachers, PhD students, post-docs, engineers, industrialists, and in general to any citizen interested in science and technology and its links with society.It represents European scientists of all disciplines (including social sciences and the humanities), in the public sector, univer...

Y's Therapeutics focuses on developing monoclonal antibody therapies and other molecular-targeted biological drugs for the treatment of inflammation-mediated diseases, cancer, and other unmet medical needs.Our mission is to improve QOL (quality of life) for patients, their families and friends by developing innovative drugs.goal is to become an unchallenged citizen in the worldwide bio industry

Privately held ExThera Medical, based in Berkeley, Calif., is targeting
the clinical treatment of blood-borne diseases including sepsis and
autoimmune disease, as well as the removal of harmful substances present
in banked human blood and/or caused by contact with man-made materials
during cardiopulmonary bypass, dialysis and other extracorporeal
procedure...

Syndexa is dedicated to the discovery and development of a new
generation of small-molecule drugs targeting novel mechanisms for the
treatment and prevention of diseases of endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
dysfunction which include inflammatory and metabolic diseases and
disorders, cardiovascular diseases and neurodegenerative diseases.
Founded by leading scient...

UCS is an independent nonprofit alliance of more than 100,000 concerned citizens and scientists. We augment rigorous scientific analysis with innovative thinking and committed citizen advocacy to build a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world.UCS's programs are the means by which we accomplish this. They are the pressure points translating vision into action. Through them, we connect the...

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) represents physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who specialize in infectious diseases. IDSA’s purpose is to improve the health of individuals, communities, and society by promoting excellence in patient care, education, research, public health, and prevention relating to infectious diseases

Privately held ExThera Medical, based in Berkeley, Calif., is a joint
venture company formed in 2007 by Emergence
LLC, a life science incubator headquartered in Berkeley, Calif., and ExThera
AB, a technology transfer partner of Karolinska
Institute based in Stockholm, Sweden. ExThera Medical is targeting
the clinical treatment of blood-borne diseases inclu...

Opsonix is developing pathogen-extracting therapies to transform the
treatment of blood borne infectious diseases, including sepsis. The
companyâs proprietary expertise is creating engineered pathogen-capture
proteins derived from opsonins, which are natural components of our
innate immune system that bind all types of infectious invaders and
toxins, ...

Lpath, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, California, is a theranostics company focused on bioactive signaling lipids as targets for treating and diagnosing important human diseases. Lpath's lead product candidate, Sphingomab™, is a monoclonal antibody (mAb) against a validated cancer target, sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), and has demonstrated compelling results against six different forms of sol...

GenPhar, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to becoming a leader in developing and producing prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines to protect against the world's most dangerous diseases. GenPhar’s scientists have developed a complex and adaptive, proprietary vaccine technology designed to develop multivalent vaccines (protects against multiple virus strains) .Successful, safe vaccinat...

Dycem’s High Performance Contamination Control Zones are easy to use and provide a simple, long lasting and highly effective method of minimising foot and wheel borne contamination. A recent study by Dr Caroline Clibbon a senior microbiologist at Glaxo SmithKline showed that Dycem prevented over 99% of viable and non-viable particulates from entering their critical areas

Sergeant's Pet Care Products, Inc., is based in Omaha, Neb. USA, and is a leading supplier of pet supplies including flea and tick remedies, health and well-being products, natural and formulated treats, rawhide chews, toys and accessories. Sergeant's has been caring for pets since 1868, is America's oldest full-line pet supplies company and has one of the most trusted names in pet care. For more ...

The Egg Safety Center provides scientifically accurate information on food safety issues related to eggs. We work with egg producers to provide them with the most up to date information available and are dedicated to educating consumers on proper food handling to reduce the incidence of food-borne illness. For more information on egg safety visit www.eggsafety.org.

NHRI established in January 1996, is an autonomous research organization
under the supervision and support of the government. NHRI is dedicated
to improve the health and well-being of the people, enhance the quality
of biomedical research and medical care, develop medical and
pharmaceutical technology as well as train and cultivate biomedical
researchers. ...

By convening individuals around issues, innovations and ideas that will shape the quality of life for families in Atlanta and beyond, the Blank Family Foundation aspires to spur civic action and citizen involvement for positive change in people's lives. Visit the Foundation's web site for more information on the Speaker Series. (www.BlankFoundation.org)

Founded by a group of leading biomedical scientists in June 2000, AbGenomics Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the discovery and development of novel therapeutic monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of 1). immune-related inflammatory diseases such as autoimmune diseases, allergy, asthma, and transplantation rejection; and 2). cancer. The Company's integrated bio-drug discov...

Allied-Bristol Life Sciences (ABLS) is a joint venture between Allied
Minds and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. that aims to deliver the important
medicines for tomorrow. Based upon compelling biological discoveries and
insights from scientists at leading U.S. research institutions, ABLS
will identify, source and de-risk promising, early-stage therapeutic
opportu...